Is Hearts of Iron IV Crossplay? Split Screen and Player Count
Hearts of Iron IV is only on one platform, so everyone plays on the same one anyway. Online it takes 2 to 32 players, and there's no split screen.
Each player runs a country from 1936 onward, managing industry, researching technology, designing divisions and drawing battle plans. National focus trees let you follow World War II history or rewrite it.
2–32 online
- Players
- 2–32 online
- Crossplay
- No
- Split screen
- No
- Free to play
- No
- One copy for the group
- Yes
- Typical session
- 3h+
- Genre
- Strategy & MOBA
- Platforms
- PC and Mac
Hearts of Iron IV crossplay by platform
It's only on one platform, so the whole group plays there.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hearts of Iron IV crossplay?
Hearts of Iron IV is only on PC and Mac, so everyone plays on the same platform.
Does Hearts of Iron IV have split screen?
No, each player needs their own device.
How many players can play Hearts of Iron IV?
Online, 2 to 32 friends can play together.
Is Hearts of Iron IV free?
No, it's paid, although one copy is enough for the group.
What platforms is Hearts of Iron IV on?
PC and Mac.
Is Hearts of Iron IV co-op?
Yes, you play on the same team against the game.
What games are like Hearts of Iron IV?
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Total War: SHOGUN 2, Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and Sid Meier’s Civilization VI.
Games like Hearts of Iron IV
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Each of you leads an ancient faction such as Rome or Carthage, managing provinces and armies turn by turn on a Mediterranean map and fighting battles in real time. Battles can combine armies and fleets.
2–8 online
Total War: SHOGUN 2
Each of you leads a clan in 16th-century Japan, managing provinces and armies turn by turn and fighting real-time battles with samurai and cavalry. The goal is to take Kyoto and become shogun.
2–8 online
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
You lead an 18th-century nation in a turn-based campaign spanning Europe, the Americas and India, with real-time battles fought with muskets and cannons. There are also naval battles between fleets of sailing ships.
2–8 online
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
You command troops and fight in person, on foot or horseback, in medieval battles and sieges. The conquest campaign is single-player, and multiplayer offers battles with or without AI troops.
2–12 online
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Each player leads a civilization from ancient times to the space age in turns, founding cities and researching technology. You win through science, culture, religion or conquest, and cities spread across several tiles as districts.
2–12 online · 12 on one screen
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Each player guides a civilization from ancient times to the future in turns, founding cities, researching technology and negotiating or fighting with rivals. The map uses hexes, and only one military unit fits per tile.
2–8 online · 8 on one screen
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